During the bloody campaigns waged during World War II, five local sons became enshrined in history as heroes when they gave their lives during brutal combat in Nazi-dominated Europe and the far-flung coral atolls of the Pacific Ocean. Read moreMemorial Day: 5 local Medal of Honor recipients paid ultimate price 💬
In addition to the five local men who received the Medal of Honor posthumously, at least 11 recipients who survived combat to don the military… Read moreAt least 11 local sons survived combat to don the Medal of Honor 💬
The Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne/Wyoming Counties will distribute Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers starting next week. Read moreFarmers market nutritional program vouchers for seniors will be distributed soon 💬
FREELAND — MMI Prep held its 2024 graduation ceremonies Thursday night on campus. Read moreMMI Prep celebrates Class of 2024 💬
Despite concerns expressed by landlord Bob Derwin and supervisor Colleen Macko, Wright Twp. supervisors enacted a long-term rental ordinance a… Read moreWright Twp. supervisors enact rental ordinance 💬
Monday is Memorial Day. Here is a list of what’s closed in observance of the holiday: Read moreWhat's closed in observance of Memorial Day 💬
A Hazleton police cruiser carrying an injured child to the hospital crashed into a sport utility vehicle on Friday afternoon on West Broad Str… Read morePolice car crashes while taking child to hospital 💬
LA PLUME TWP. — Financially struggling Keystone College announced Friday it took another step forward in preventing its closure by signing a “… Read moreStaying alive: Keystone College takes another step forward with prospective partner 💬
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — More than 570 Luzerne County Community College graduates received their associate degrees, certificates and diplomas durin… Read moreLCCC honors graduates at spring 2024 commencement 💬
The full procession of the West Hazleton Memorial Day parade will not take place Monday due to forecasted inclement weather, the parade commit… Read moreWest Hazleton updates Memorial Day parade plans 💬
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Hazleton gets $300,000 toward cost of demolishing former Matuella's Dairy
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State News
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- An American is flying home after getting a suspended sentence for ammo possession in Turks and Caicos
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Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: New York Judge Juan M. Merchan did not bar testimony by a ca… 💬
The arrests began last month when a Russian deputy defense minister was detained. Then the head of the ministry’s personnel directorate was ha… 💬
Freeland’s Memorial Day celebration will begin at 12:15 p.m. Monday with a program at the Freeland American Legion Post 473 home on Center Street. 💬
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The Hazle Twp. Recreation Committee held a children’s fishing derby at Hazle Twp. Community Park on Sunday. Bikes, fishing poles and basketbal… 💬
A state grant of slightly more than $300,000 that Hazleton received isn’t enough to demolish the century-old Matuella’s Dairy, but it’s a start. 💬
Delsion Moto of Scranton saw some savings while pumping gas at Sheetz on Mount Pleasant Drive in the city Thursday afternoon. 💬
Hazleton’s museum will recall two bygone businesses, Sharp’s Good Housekeeping Center and Penny’s Transmission Service, during an open house 1… 💬
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Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: New York Judge Juan M. Merchan did not bar testimony by a ca… 💬
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The senior javelin standout set a new school record of 207 feet, 5 inches on his final throw to earn the Class 3A gold medal at the District 2… 💬
SHIPPENSBURG — Crestwood’s Grayce Grazio and Pittston Area’s Aria Messner each faced adversity, but still reached the medal stand. Read morePIAA TRACK & FIELD: Comets' Grazio medals on Day 2 💬
SHIPPENSBURG — Samuell Guzman looked up into the crowd at Seth Grove Stadium and pointed to his fans. Read morePIAA TRACK & FIELD: Hazleton Area's Guzman wins javelin gold in Class 3A 💬
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ORWIGSBURG — Morgan Kelly’s arm and bat led Marian to the District 11 Class AA softball championship game, Friday. Read moreDISTRICT 11 SOFTBALL: Kelly's no-hitter propels Fillies into Class A final 💬
HAZLE TWP. — After Jonas Aponick didn’t flinch when told he was getting his first postseason starting assignment as a high school pitcher, one… Read moreDISTRICT 2 BASEBALL: Aponick calmly pitches Cougars into championship game 💬
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Editor: The May 20 opinion column by Corey A. DeAngelis, “Parents must end teachers unions’ stranglehold,” (May 20) is an anti-labor screed, an attack on democratic processes and a fraud against minority parents who are trying to find the best opportunity for their children. 💬
Editor: With less than six months to go before the general election on Nov. 5, I would like to speak to the women of Northeastern Pennsylvania. I believe that this election will be won by women just as they have won the last several elections. What the Supreme Court and Republican men have … 💬
Editor: Understanding the protests on all the college campuses is frustrating. Has everyone forgotten the Holocaust and the annihilation of millions of Jewish people at the hands of Hitler and his henchmen? Do these privileged college students even know anything about the Holocaust? Do they … 💬
Editor: On Sept. 21, carpetbagger Dave McCormick flew in from his $16 million mansion on the "Gold Coast" of Connecticut to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to announce that he was going to run for the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, again. 💬
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